(MARSHALL,JAMES)illus. GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS. NY:Dial (1988, 2nd printing with "1" dropped). 4to, glazed pict. bds., Fine in dw. The classic tale is retold for young children by Marshall and is SIGNED BY MARSHALL WITH A SMALL SKETCH! Wonderful color illustrations by Marshall in his distinctive style. Caldecott Honor..... More about GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS

HYMAN,TRINA SCHART. ORIGINAL ART: HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLIN. Offered here is a wonderful finished watercolor used for the title page of Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblin written by Eric Kimmel and published by Holiday House in 1989. It was awarded the Caldecott Honor in 1990. The image measures 9.5"... More about ORIGINAL ART: HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS

BROWN,MARGARET WISE. A CHILD'S GOOD NIGHT BOOK. NY:Scott 1943, 1950. 4to, pict. bds, FINE in dw. 1st ed. thus, of this CALDECOTT HONOR title and a modern classic, magnificently illus. with color lithos by JEAN CHARLOT. First published in small format in 1944, this was re-issued in 1950 with new... More about CHILD'S GOOD NIGHT BOOK

BROWN,MARGARET WISE. A CHILD'S GOOD NIGHT BOOK. NY: William R. Scott 1943. 12mo (5 1/2 x 6 3/4"), pictorial boards, spine repaired else VG+ in dust wrapper with archival mends on verso, some fading and creasing. 1st edition of this CALDECOTT HONOR title and a modern classic. Illustrated with magnificent... More about CHILD'S GOOD NIGHT BOOK

(GAG,WANDA)illus. ORIGINAL ART - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS -COVER. (label on rear reads from Estate of Wanda Gag.) This is an original guache by Gag done as a finished study for the cover of her Caldecott Honor version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs translated and illustrated..... More about ORIGINAL ART: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS - COVER

HOLLING,HOLLING C. PADDLE TO THE SEA. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1941 (1941). 4to, cloth, tiny edge stain on a few pages else VG in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. The story of a Great Lake Indian voyage is beautifully illustrated in color by Holling. Caldecott Honor.More about PADDLE TO THE SEA

McCLOSKEY,ROBERT. ONE MORNING IN MAINE. NY: Viking 1952 (1952). 4to (9 1/4 x 12 1/4"), pictorial cloth, 64p., fine in VG dust wrapper with a few mends on verso, chips on spine ends. 1st edition of this wonderful CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK. Illustrated on every page with McCloskey's eye for detail... More about ONE MORNING IN MAINE

PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. AN AMERICAN ABC. NY: Macmillan. 1941 (Sept. 1941). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/4"), cloth, Fine in very slightly worn dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with color lithographs with each letter of the alphabet represented by a patriotic picture. A most attractive ABC book and a CALDECOTT HONOR winner.More about AMERICAN ABC

PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. AN AMERICAN ABC. NY: Macmillan 1941 (Sept. 1941). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/4"), cloth, Fine in VG dust wrapper frayed at spine ends and corners. First edition. Illustrated with color litho's with each letter of the alphabet represented by a patriotic picture. A most attractive ABC... More about AMERICAN ABC

SCHEER,JULIAN. RAIN MAKES APPLESAUCE. NY: Holiday House 1964. 4to, pict. cloth, fine in frayed and chipped dw. 1st ed. The first children's book written by the assistant public affairs director of NASA. Illus. in color by Marvin Bileck, a graphic artist. An imaginative picture book, CALDECOTT HONOR and NEW YORK... More about RAIN MAKES APPLESAUCE

SENDAK,MAURICE. OUTSIDE OVER THERE. Lond: Bodley Head. (1981) 4to, cloth, FINE in dw with few edge repairs. 1st U.K. ed. (same year as U.S. ed.), illus. in color throughout, with text in calligraphy. CALDECOTT HONOR AWARD.More about OUTSIDE OVER THERE

VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1979. Large oblong 4to (12 1/4 x 10"), cloth, Fine in price clipped dust wrapper that is frayed at spine ends and with closed tear on back panel. First edition of VAN ALLSBURG'S FIRST BOOK... More about GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI

VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1979. Large oblong 4to, cloth, Fine in dust wrapper with a long closed tear on front panel. First edition of VAN ALLSBURG'S FIRST BOOK. This is a strange tale, illustrated with fascinating and unusual full... More about GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI

VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI written and illustrated by Van Allsburg. Bost:HM 1979. Large obl. 4to, cloth, Fine in very slightly soiled dw. First edition of VAN ALLSBURG'S FIRST BOOK. This is a strange tale, illustrated with fascinating and unusual full page illustrations. Very scarce, and a nice copy..... More about GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI

WIESNER,DAVID. SECTOR 7. NY: Clarion (1999). 4to (9 1/2 x 11"). 1/4 cloth, New in dust wrapper (no medal). First edition, first printing with 1-10 number code. This wordless picture book tells the story of how a cloud takes a boy on a magical trip to Sector 7 where he... More about SECTOR 7

(PROVENSEN,ALICE AND MARTIN) A VISIT TO WILLIAM BLAKE'S INN by Nancy Willard. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1981). 4to (8 1/4 x 10"), cloth backed boards, As New in like dust wrapper. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR AND THE ILLUSTRATORS. 1st edition, this has the distinction of being... More about VISIT TO WILLIAM BLAKE'S INN